Petelia tablet
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The Petelia tablet is an ancient Orphic gold tablet inscribed with ritual and eschatological instructions intended to guide the soul in the afterlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Petelia tablet canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orphic gold tablet
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ancient Greek religious artifact ⓘ inscribed funerary tablet ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
afterlife journey
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immortality of the soul ⓘ initiation ⓘ mystery cults ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Dionysus
NERFINISHED
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Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Orphic lamella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| foundInOrNear |
Petelia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Italy ⓘ |
| function |
burial amulet
ⓘ
initiatory token for the dead ⓘ |
| genre |
eschatological text
ⓘ
ritual text ⓘ |
| hasContent |
directions on what to say in the underworld
ⓘ
guidance on paths to take in Hades ⓘ instructions for the soul after death ⓘ warnings about sources of water in the underworld ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
correct ritual knowledge
ⓘ
identity of the initiate ⓘ salvation in the afterlife ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| inscriptionType |
funerary inscription
ⓘ
mystery cult formula ⓘ |
| interpretation | evidence for Orphic eschatology ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| medium | thin gold foil ⓘ |
| period | Classical antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to guide the soul in the afterlife ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Hipponion tablet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orphic gold tablets NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurii gold tablets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Orphism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
classical archaeology
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| script | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| status | archaeological artifact ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Orphic studies scholars ⓘ |
| use | funerary context ⓘ |
| writingForm | verse ⓘ |
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